retiringly
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retiringly — adverb see retiring … New Collegiate Dictionary
retiringly — rɪ taɪərɪŋlɪ adv. in a retiring manner; bashfully, shyly, timidly … English contemporary dictionary
retiringly — re·tir·ing·ly … English syllables
retiringly — adverb see retiring * * * retīˈringly adverb • • • Main Entry: ↑retire … Useful english dictionary
retiring — retiringly, adv. retiringness, n. /ri tuyeur ing/, adj. 1. that retires. 2. withdrawing from contact with others; reserved; shy. [1540 50; RETIRE + ING2] Syn. 2. diffident, bashful, timid. * * * … Universalium
retiring — adjective Date: 1766 reserved, shy • retiringly adverb • retiringness noun … New Collegiate Dictionary
retiringness — See retiringly. * * * … Universalium
modestly — (Roget s IV) modif. 1. [In a modest manner] Syn. humbly, unobtrusively, retiringly, quietly, simply, unpretentiously, unpresumptuously, diffidently, bashfully, unassumingly, chastely, virtuously, purely, shyly, demurely, shrinkingly. Ant. boldly* … English dictionary for students
retiring — adjective tending to avoid company; shy. Derivatives retiringly adverb … English new terms dictionary
retiring — [ri tīr′iŋ] adj. 1. that retires 2. drawing back from contact with others, from publicity, etc.; reserved; shy retiringly adv … English World dictionary
